Part 3
Matters of justification or excuse
Breach of the peace
47Protection of members of New Zealand forces
Every one bound as a member of the New Zealand forces to obey the lawful command of his or her superior officer is justified in obeying any command given him or her by any such officer for the suppression of a riot, unless the command is manifestly unlawful.
It is a question of law whether any particular command is manifestly unlawful or not.
Compare
- 1908 No 32 s 71